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Cluster(s) may refer to:

• Computer cluster, a group of loosely coupled computers that work together
  • e.g. Kubernetes cluster
• Data cluster, a group of disk sectors used in a File Allocation Table
• Cluster analysis, a technique for statistical data analysis
• Cluster sampling, a sampling technique used when “natural” groupings are evident in a statistical population
• Clusterable graph, in balance theory

• Clusterfuck or cluster, slang term for a messy situation, arising in the US Marine Corps. Chaotic and messy situation from multiple mistakes or problems happening in rapid succession. (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/clusterfuck) See cascading failure.